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1983 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 14-2-0, 1st in NFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Joe Gibbs (14-2-0)

Points For: 541 (33.8/g) 1st of 28

Points Against: 332 (20.8/g) 11th of 28

Expected W-L: 12.2-3.8

SRS: 13.94 (1st of 28), SOS: .87

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 51-7 vs. Los Angeles Rams
Won Conference Championship 24-21 vs. San Francisco 49ers
Lost Super Bowl 9-38 vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Offensive Coordinator: Joe Bugel

Defensive Coordinator: Richie Petitbon

Other Notable Asst.: Don Breaux (Running Backs), Larry Peccatiello (Linebackers), Jerry Rhome (Quarterbacks), Steve Spagnuolo (Player Personnel Intern) and LaVern Torgeson (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Majority Owner: Jack Kent Cooke

General Manager: Bobby Beathard

Offensive Scheme: Air Coryell

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1000

Training Camp: Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)

1983 NFC Champion

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	541	6139	1127	5.4	18	7	353	278	463	3514	29	11	7.1	173	629	2625	30	4.2	165	90	776	15
Opp. Stats	332	5264	970	5.4	61	27	290	301	570	3975	28	34	6.4	196	349	1289	9	3.7	76	80	710	18
Lg Rank Offense	1	3			1	1	3		19	7	5	2	2		1	3	1	12
Lg Rank Defense	11	12			1	2	10		28	28	24	1	22		1	1	1	7

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Mon	September 5	9:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-1		Dallas Cowboys	30	31	26	447	299	148	1	16	356	173	183
2	Sun	September 11	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-1	@	Philadelphia Eagles	23	13	14	285	135	150		17	312	277	35	2
3	Sun	September 18	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-1		Kansas City Chiefs	27	12	17	333	153	180	2	17	330	297	33	3
4	Sun	September 25	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-1	@	Seattle Seahawks	27	17	17	293	162	131		20	308	234	74	2
5	Sun	October 2	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-1		Los Angeles Raiders	37	35	25	459	361	98	1	19	431	326	105	6
6	Sun	October 9	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-1	@	St. Louis Cardinals	38	14	22	320	138	182		18	310	228	82	4
7	Mon	October 17	9:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-2	@	Green Bay Packers	47	48	33	552	368	184	1	23	473	403	70	1
8	Sun	October 23	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-2		Detroit Lions	38	17	26	441	232	209	1	12	176	95	81	3
9	Mon	October 31	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-2	@	San Diego Chargers	27	24	24	482	313	169	1	21	428	307	121	8
10	Sun	November 6	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-2		St. Louis Cardinals	45	7	23	374	165	209	2	15	267	188	79	5
11	Sun	November 13	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-2	@	New York Giants	33	17	18	278	138	140		16	306	281	25	4
12	Sun	November 20	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-2	@	Los Angeles Rams	42	20	28	467	276	191	2	18	191	108	83	5
13	Sun	November 27	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-2		Philadelphia Eagles	28	24	21	419	248	171	1	18	388	311	77	4
14	Sun	December 4	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		12-2		Atlanta Falcons	37	21	21	370	215	155	1	24	398	269	129	6
15	Sun	December 11	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		13-2	@	Dallas Cowboys	31	10	20	336	170	166	1	13	205	172	33	4
16	Sat	December 17	12:30PM ET	boxscore	W		14-2		New York Giants	31	22	18	283	141	142	4	23	385	306	79	4
		Playoffs
Division	Sun	January 1	12:30PM ET	boxscore	W		15-2		Los Angeles Rams	51	7	23	445	315	130	1	12	204	153	51	4
Conf. Champ.	Sun	January 8	12:30PM ET	boxscore	W		16-2		San Francisco 49ers	24	21	24	410	238	172	2	19	434	347	87	3
SuperBowl	Sun	January 22	4:50PM ET	boxscore	L		16-3	N	Los Angeles Raiders	9	38	19	283	193	90	3	18	385	154	231	2

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	Joe Theismann	34	QB	16	16	14-2-0	276	459	60.1	3714	29	6.3	11	2.4	84	8.1	8.28	13.5	232.1	97.0	34	242	6.90	7.04	7.22	2	4	PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
2	Art Monk	26	WR	12	11		1	1	100.0	46	0	0.0	0	0.0	46	46.0	46.00	46.0	3.8	118.7	0	0	0.00	46.00	46.00	0	0
3	Bob Holly	23	QB	5	0		1	1	100.0	5	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	5.0	5.00	5.0	1.0	87.5	1	9	50.00	-2.00	-2.00	0	0
4	John Riggins	34	RB	15	15		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	AP-1,AP MVP-4,AP OPoY-4
5	Joe Washington	30	RB	15	1		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			16	16	14-2-0	278	463	60.0	3514	29	6.3	11	2.4	84	8.1	7.77	13.5	219.6	97.0	35	251	7.03	7.06	7.23	2	4

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1	Joe Theismann	34	QB	3	3	2-1-0	48	84	57.1	774	3	3.6	3	3.6	70	9.2	8.32	16.1	258.0	85.1	9	77	9.68	7.49	6.69	0	1
2	John Riggins	34	RB	3	3		1	1	100.0	36	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	36.0	36.00	36.0	12.0	118.7	0	0	0.00	36.00	36.00	0	0
3	Bob Holly	23	QB	1	0		2	2	100.0	13	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	6.5	6.50	6.5	13.0	93.7	0	0	0.00	6.50	6.50	0	0
	Team Totals			3	3	2-1-0	51	87	58.6	746	3	3.4	3	3.4	76	9.8	7.71	17.7	248.7	86.2	9	77	9.38	7.93	7.10